But unless he brings Mantle, Maris and Mattingly along with him, it might not matter all that much.

Joe Girardi's bunch managed just six hits against five Orioles pitchers — none of whom will ever be confused with Jim Palmer — as Baltimore left town with two wins in three tries following an 8-3 win yesterday at Yankee Stadium.

This weekend [Rodriguez] saw his first game action in over a month. In his two minor-league appearances, one as a DH, he went 0-for-7 with four strikeouts, a walk and a run scored with the Class-A Tampa Yankees in Lakeland. ...